Malaysia’s Gerfan Nigel Frank cleared a personal best of 4.70m to finish fourth in the men’s pole vault final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on 10 November.

The 16-year-old started at 4.50m, which he cleared on his third attempt, and went over 4.70m at the second try. He then had three failures at 4.85m, the height cleared by both the silver and bronze medallists.

France’s Axel Faye won gold with 4.95m. Mexico’s Carlo Cruz Tovar took silver and Thailand’s Tanakorn Daengmanee bronze, both with 4.85m. Eight athletes contested the final at Complexe Iba Mar Diop.

In sailing, Angie Tan Ang Yee is 13th in the women’s windsurfing after nine races of the opening series at Saly Beach West. The 15-year-old finished 11th, 16th and 16th in races seven to nine on 10 November and has 76 net points.

Italy’s Laura Grasso Castagnetta leads on 13 net points, ahead of China’s Wu Ziyan and Spain’s Olivia Sanchez on 16 each. Singapore’s Kate Teo is 10th on 55.

Races 10 to 12 are listed for 11 November from 1.13pm Dakar time (9.13pm in Malaysia). The last three races of the 15-race opening series are scheduled for 12 November.

Also on 12 November, Malaysia’s Clarissa Tia Jia Yi, 17, known in breaking as B-Girl Reese, starts the breaking competition with the pre-selection at 11am Dakar time (7pm in Malaysia), followed by the round robin at Complexe Tour de l’Oeuf.